Teacher faces death threats over 'anti-Trump' essay assignment
One multiple choice answer pupils could choose was ‘Donald Trump should not be president’...
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How to Hide Google Classroom Assignments from Your Personal Calendar
Last week I received an email from a reader who needed a little problem with her personal Google Calendar. The problem was that every assignment that she posted in Google Classroom was also showing up on her Google Calendar. This isn’...
Get Paid to Write: How to Land the Best Assignments Writing Copy and Content
The demand for good writers has never been higher. All you need to know is where the best paying assignments are and how to land them. Learn how to get paid to write: Join us for this FREE webinar on Dec. 5, 2018 at 1pm EST, and learn what ...
Writing for Magazines: How to Land a Magazine Assignment
Kerrie Flanagan, author of the brand-new, comprehensive Guide to Magazine Article Writing, shares her best tips for writing for magazines. To learn more, check out her book, and don’t miss Kerrie’s session Build Your Author Platform Th...
How to Make Yourself Look Good Without Lying
Hello, my name is Katherine, and I’m a writer with an inferiority complex. When I approach a new market or B2B client, the sentence most commonly edited out of my queries is, “I don’t really match your ‘call for submissions’ descr...
Would it be possible to combine these two characters into one?
For my story, the main character is a police officer is one of the investigators on a case, in modern times, in an American setting. There is a a witness in the case, and the witness knows too much. The police assign an officer to protect h...
Team Up! What Makes Writing Groups Work
Joining a writing group can be a wonderful way to spark your creativity and increase your commitment to writing. But what makes writing groups work? Six writing groups from around the world share their tips to a supportive writing group. Wr...
In the Chorus That Surrounds Every Writer, Listen to the Voice That’s Your Own
“Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your hea...
LGBT PUBLISHING DISCRIMINATION HELP
As someone who’s pretty analytical, though by no means all that academic (though I did get good grades throughout my life), I hate to say this but is your research on this forum really going to be valuable to your assignments? If you&...
Thomas Frank’s Simple Equation to Fight Procrastination
Procrastination affects us all. I planned to write this article today, and it’s now four in the afternoon and I’m just starting. I usually get up at noon, but still. Clearly, it’s a problem that affects me, so I’m just going to assu...